A judge ordered a pair of landlords to pay $80,000 to tenants they had threatened to call immigration enforcement on amid a rent dispute in 2020.

The state of Illinois is seeking to dismiss a federal lawsuit alleging that its sanctuary policies for migrants interfere with federal immigration enforcement, arguing that state laws are designed to and in fact discriminate against the Federal Government's enforcement of federal immigration law.

A Chicago man who spent nearly three decades in prison after being convicted of murder as a teenager was fully exonerated by a Cook County judge on Tuesday. Jerry Herrington was represented by the Illinois Innocence Project (IIP) based at the University of Illinois Springfield.

Members of the Indiana House of Representatives have proposed a bill to establish the Indiana-Illinois Boundary Adjustment Commission.

A suburban man is facing felony charges after he allegedly ran over and killed a coworker at an Illinois Tollway yard in Gurnee.

The overwhelming majority of Evanston voters passed a referendum supporting ranked choice voting in 2022 — yet the city still hasn’t adopted the practice. Instead, the measure was challenged by the Cook County Clerk and struck down by the Circuit Court.

Tiffany Henyard reminded residents of the repaved streets and sidewalks she brought to fruition, and a $3 million grant to rebuild the village.

The Supreme Court ruled in May 2023 that tax sales as they've been practiced in several states unconstitutionally rob property owners of their home equity. Illinois is the last state to offer up a fix.

Twenty years ago the ponds of Izaak Walton Forest Preserve in southern Cook County looked very different. Clean and clear, they attracted birdwatchers, recreational fishers and nature enthusiasts. In 2025,

A homicide investigation is underway after a 23-year-old man and a 27-year-old woman were killed Sunday in Markham, Illinois State Police said.

Adding an auction step could make tax-delinquent properties more expensive, but homeowners would receive excess proceeds.